53. Insecurity

YILEYNA

I awoke with a start, jolting upright in bed. I scanned the room frantically.

Alone.

I was alone.

My heart was pounding, and once again, the nightmare of the night my parents were killed was replaying in my mind. I ran my trembling hand through my hair, closing my eyes as the emotions that I tried to control hit me full force.

Focus Yileyna, it’s ok. It’s going to be ok…

No, it wasn’t ok… They died saving me and were marked as traitors. They were not traitors!

I had to prove their innocence! I had to…

Goddess…

I wrapped my arms around my legs, burying my head in my knees.

Focus.

Breathe…

What time was it? Where was Theon? Was he still not back?

‘They’re dead.’ Theon’s words from that night rang in my head, I felt the crushing agony in my chest break its restraint and hit me brutally. It was my fault. They died because of me.

I won’t cry.

I can’t.

But I was unable to stop the tears from streaming down my cheeks as I pressed a fist against my chest, trying to control the pain that threatened to drown me.

It was my fault. They died because I was out there… Dad came to protect me.

curled up, dropping onto my side. The memories of that night, the wolves… the bodies… the fire… they played before my eyes like a horror show

Stop. Stop, Yileyna…

Think of something else…

have these odd abilities? How was it possible? The daughter of two werewolves

look like them. The fear of the unknown terrified me and I wanted it all to just go away. The bedroom

but he was stronger than me, taking hold of my arms and forcing me to turn towards him. A frown creased his brow, his shirt was hanging open, his hair was a mess as if he had run his fingers through

wanting him to see the tears that were streaming down my

“What happened?”

husky and low, but it was

being weak, I hated him seeing me like this. “Nothing. Nothing happened.” I whispered, trying to pull free from his hold, but he refused to let me go,

He whispered, stroking

control the

neck and he instantly pulled me closer, sitting back on the ground with me straddling him. My

that seemed to be in his eyes and touch… Maybe it was the alcohol in his system, but I didn’t care, I needed something to keep me tethered from drowning in my pain, and he was here for me. He rubbed my back, sending sparks of pleasure through me, burying his

“Talk to me, Yileyna.”

to him. I was tired of keeping it inside. But I couldn’t talk

I whispered, pulling back so I could look into those amber

and

“I know…”

don’t care… I don’t care if one of them or both are not my blood, they are still

were my world.”

triggered these

anything. Instead, he reached up and cupped my neck, his thumbs brushing away my tears, only for more to fall in their

away from

able to control

me. “I’m scared of losing everything I love…” I said quietly, looking up into his shimmering

and needy? I wasn’t sure,

sure what he was going to say but he took a deep breath, looking at me sharply, and I knew he

Something or someone did this. I knew my parents, they would never do this.” I said desperately. How can he say that?

eyes sharp as he tilted my head up slightly. “You might regret

I won’t, because I

and he didn’t reply, before

you, I know you’ll be ok.” He said quietly, almost as if he was

“I will.”

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